Next winter blast is on its way

A strong cold front will be active weather to Southeast Michigan Tomorrow and Tomorrow Night. Temperatures will fall below zero once again tonight, with winds picking up toward sunrise, resulting in wind chills around 25 below zero. Southwest winds will increasing further during the day on Friday, with gusts of 40 to 45 mph expected during the afternoon hours. Finally, snow showers and blowing snow will develop by Friday evening, into Friday Night, with around 2 inches of accumulation expected.

The afternoon updates to the weather forecasts include winter storm warnings near Kalamazoo, and a winter storm watch for an area that includes Lucas County (Ohio).

Here are the most recent announcements for Monroe County:

Wind chill advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI

1033 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN FIRMLY ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL STEADILY DROP THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURES BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 8 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THIS COMBINED WITH A MODEST WESTERLY WIND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN MAINTAIN THESE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 15 AND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON FRIDAY.

IMPACTS...

EXPOSURE TO SUCH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE FROST BITE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS.. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE FURTHER DETAILS.

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY EVENING... CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS... ESPECIALLY THOSE IN OPEN AREAS.

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